Six Filipinos Attend Liberal Leadership Training in Germany

Atty. George Carmona

Out of 120 online seminar participants in the International Academy for Leadership (IAF) seminar on new public management, 10 Filipinos actively participated. The IAF chose six of them to join 18 others from around the world to continue their discussions offline in Gummersbach, Germany. The six Filipinos chosen are a diverse group: one is a journalist, two are lawyers and three are government employees.

“It was an extraordinary experience, overwhelming sometimes, but very informative and very educational,” said Attorney George Carmona, one of the six Filipinos chosen, of the recently concluded online seminar. “You get to talk to a lot of people worldwide. You get to share your experience, and you get to come up with the best practices that you can apply here in the Philippines,” he added. “I have participated in other online seminars, but I think this is probably the best so far. The level of discussion is very high.”

“I am pleased that IAF chose six Filipino participants to go to Germany,” said Resident Representative Dr. Ronald Meinardus. “We hope to maintain this high ratio of acceptance and participation of Filipinos in what is the most important global leadership training sponsored by the Foundation.”